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News Release

SIU Investigating Death of Man in North York

Case Number: 22-TCD-176   

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SIU Concludes Investigation into Man’s Death in North York

Mississauga, ON (10 July, 2022) ---
The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 26-year-old man in North York early this morning.

Preliminary information suggests the following:
  • At approximately 10:30 p.m. on July 9, 2022, Toronto Police Service officers were called to a residence near Finch Avenue East and Leslie Street for a man with a knife making threats and in mental distress. 
  • Two officers took the man into custody and he went into medical distress. Officers provided medical care until paramedics arrived.
  • He was transported to hospital via ambulance and pronounced deceased just after midnight on July 10, 2022.
Three investigators and one forensic investigator have been assigned to the case. The post-mortem is scheduled for tomorrow.

The SIU is urging anyone who may have information about this investigation, including video or photos, to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529 or online at: https://siu.on.ca/en/appeals.php

If you or someone you know is an affected person in need of support, please call the Affected Persons Program General Referral Line at 1-877-641-1897 or click here for more information: siu.on.ca/en/apc.php

The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of officials (police officers as well as special constables with the Niagara Parks Commission and peace officers with the Legislative Protective Service) that may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault and/or the discharge of a firearm at a person. All investigations are conducted by SIU investigators who are civilians. Under the Special Investigations Unit Act, the Director of the SIU must

  • consider whether the official has committed a criminal offence in connection with the incident under investigation
  • depending on the evidence, cause a criminal charge to be laid against the official where grounds exist for doing so, or close the file without any charges being laid
  • publicly report the results of its investigations

Kristy Denette, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES